Traveling case for portable radio receivers



F H- 31} 1943- E. w. HAMILTON 238,012

- TRAVELING CASE FOR PORTABLE RADIO RECEIVERS Filed Jan. 31. 1 942 2 sheets-sheet 1 mum Aug. 31, 1943. 5 w. HAMILTON TRAVELING CASE FOR PORTABLE RADIO RECEIVERS Filed Jan. 31, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet ,ing the device closed and the of one-of the sections in a folded position.

drawings, the nu- Patented 1 v ancmvmrs V andlias for' the 'primarylobjectj the provision of afdevicef 'of fthi's character which willprovide ample space for toilet "articles/and a" limited {amount of wearing apparel as well as accommo-U dating "a conventionally constructed 1 portable radio receiver, completely concealed from view a when the case is closed, the construction, of the latterbeing such that either the radio receiver or the toilet articles and wearing apparel may be brought into view for usewith the case resting firmly on a table or like support with the danger of tipping over entirely eliminated. With these and other objects in view aswill become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete'understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a combined traveling case and portable radio re ceiver, constructed in accordance with my, invention. l K Figure 2 is a front elevation, partly in section, illustrating the device in an open position."

Figure 3 is an end elevation, partly in section,

showing the device in an open position. i

withllatchs gito engage with,

other section, also saidsecti,ons .may beequipped withasuitable lockinglmeansii. .Q I ,"IYhe section 5 is equippediwithacarry dle' l2. Thus it. will;heseenthatthejsec'tions a h dn ay be, readily' swung apart ,on closed asdesired.

the'interior thereof is pro: .vided 'with a suitable lining I3 adapting saidm section 1 for theaccommodation of wearing ap ,7

Thesection 1 upon parel,toile't articles and the like. 7 i Ar suitable panel or lid, I4 is hingedto when inone position and when the section 6 of the case is swung away from the section'l, as shown'in Figure 3, the panel 14 may be raised and sustained in a subclose the section 1 stantially vertical position by a spring catch 15 provided on the section 6 of the case, leaving the contents of the section 1 of moved or placed therein. V

The section 8, accommodates therein a conventionally constructed portable radio receiver I1, the controls of which are prevented from contacting the contents ofjthe section 1 when the sections 6 and 1 are moved together.

Whenit is desired to operate the radio receiver, the panel I4 is left in a lowered position,

Figure 4 isa fragmentary end elevation, partly in section, showing the device in open position and the supporting means for one section thereof and coacting with the other section in preventing the device from tipping over.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary front elevation partly in' section showing the device closed and the mounted, as'shown at l9,'and is angularly dissupporting ,means in a folded position.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary plan view partly in separator or leaf supported in a position of ex- Figure 7 is a fragmentary rear elevation show- Referring in detail to the moral 5 indicates a case of a size and shape to permit easy carrying thereof and of an internal supporting means 40 section with the device open and showing the dimension suitable for the accommodation of wearing apparel, toilet articles and a portable radio receiver. The casefconsists primarily of companion sections 6 and I hinged to each other, {as shown at 8, and one of the sections is equipped that is, of'closing the section I when the section 6 is disposed in an uprightposition. It is to be understood that when access to the interior of the section 1 is desired orto operate the radio receiver, the caseiis opened to assume aposition as shown in Figure 3, with the section I resting flatly upon a table or like support and with the section 6 arranged vertically. To assist in supporting the section 6 vertically, a leg 8 is provided and one end thereof is pivotally posed. Connected to said end of the leg is a link 20 pivoted to a bracketllmounted on the sec-. tion I. The outer face of the section 6 is provided with a groove 22 in which the leg l8 may lie when the sections 6 and I are swung together. How

ever, due to the construction of the pivoted end of the-leg l8 and the connection of the link 20 thereto and to the bracket' Zl, said leg will be 7 caused to move-into supporting position coacting with'the section 1 vertically. As soon in supporting the section 6 asthe section 6 isswung into engagement with the section I, the leg LIB autornatically moves into the groove 22 so as not to,

provide an unnecessaryobstruction to the exterior of the case wh n the 'latteris in a closed position. V

the section 1, as shown at I5, andacts to completely 3 the case fully ex posed to permit the contents to' be easily re- One wall of the section '6 of the case is provided with a removable panel 23 to give access to, the workingparts of the radio receiver. The panel 23 is slidably mounted on the section 6 of the case by clips 24 and a thumb screw 25 is carried by the panel23 and may be turned into the section'fi for retaining thepanelldin closed I position. I

From the foregoing description taken in connection withthe accompanying drawings, it will be seen that a very efiicient case'has been pro vided which will be convenient to carry and hansupporting the cover dle and give ample space for the accommodation of wearing apparel andtoiletarticles besides providing full accommodation for a portable radio receiver. Further it will be seen that the sections embodiment of my invention, itv will be undergreater than stood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement of parts may bemade provided they do not depart from scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is: V

In a portable case; a body for the storage of wearing apparel, a cover hinged to said.v body for opening and closing the latter and having a depth 7 the depth of the body to accommo entirely therein, a leg for date a radio receiver when in an open position I with the bodyidisposed horizontally on asupport and to prevent the body from accidentally moving out of the horizontally supported position under of the case may readily be brought into open position with the section I of said case-resting on a table or like support and the section 6 d is'" also the'le'g 18 moving automatically into sup porting position on thesection i6 moving into positionat right angles to the section'l.

While I have shown and described the preferred the weight of said'cover and the radio receiver carried therebvosaid cover having a slot in one- 7 wall thereof and a groove in said wall connecting posed vertically so that the radio receiver may IL with the slot, said leg having an angularly disposed end portion extending through the slot and pivoted to the cover, and a link pivoted to the body and to said end portion of the leg for auto- EDWIIVNAH w. HAMILTON. 3 

